Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400S User Manual

Large Format Printer Basic Guide Manuals for this printer Setup Guide ▶ Basic Guide User's Guide (

iPF6400S Basic Guide 10 Preface Manuals for this printer 7 Click Support. 8 Click the User Manual button. 9 To display User's Guide, click U

iPF6400S Basic Guide 100 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the feed amount 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Feed Priority, and then press the OK

iPF6400S Basic Guide 101 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the feed amount • "Loading Rolls in the Printer"➔P.14 • "

iPF6400S Basic Guide 102 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Clearing Jammed Roll Paper ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 103 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper • If paper is jammed inside the Top Cover 1. Open the Top Cover and move the

iPF6400S Basic Guide 104 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper • If paper from a roll is jammed by the Paper Feed Slot 1. Open the Roll Feed Uni

iPF6400S Basic Guide 105 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Clearing a Jammed Sheet, Fed Manually If a sheet you have fed manually becomes

iPF6400S Basic Guide 106 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Important • Do not move the Carriage over jammed paper. This may damage the Print

iPF6400S Basic Guide 107 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Note • If the Spectrophotometer Unit (optional) is mounted, then if the Up-do

iPF6400S Basic Guide 108 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Manual Paper, and then press the OK button. A menu for sel

iPF6400S Basic Guide 109 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Roll paper cannot be inserted into the paper feed slot Cause Corrective Action

iPF6400S Basic Guide 11 Preface Manuals for this printer Software interface items (menus and buttons) Example: Click OK. Keyboard keys Example:

iPF6400S Basic Guide 110 Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper Cause Corrective Action without printing on it may leave a depression on the leadi

iPF6400S Basic Guide 111 Troubleshooting Printing does not start Printing does not start The Data lamp on the Control Panel does not light up ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 112 Troubleshooting The printer stops during a print job The printer stops during a print job An error message is shown on the D

iPF6400S Basic Guide 113 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Problems with the printing quality Printing is faint ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 114 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action Settings in the printer driver is set to Standar

iPF6400S Basic Guide 115 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action paper curls strongly or ripples, the leading

iPF6400S Basic Guide 116 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action When paper that does not dry easily is used for

iPF6400S Basic Guide 117 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action (See "Main Pane.")➔User's Gui

iPF6400S Basic Guide 118 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action (See "Menu Settings.")➔User's Gui

iPF6400S Basic Guide 119 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Cause Corrective Action The type of paper specified in the printer d

iPF6400S Basic Guide 12 Handling PaperHandling rolls Handling Paper Handling rolls Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 120 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen If printed documents exhibit the fo

iPF6400S Basic Guide 121 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality 4 Using the back of the Cleaning Brush, move the first Switch to the

iPF6400S Basic Guide 122 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Note • The Switch only moves number 1 and the number that matches the p

iPF6400S Basic Guide 123 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Images are printed crooked Cause Corrective Action In the Control Pa

iPF6400S Basic Guide 124 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Lines or colors are misaligned Cause Corrective Action The Printhead is

iPF6400S Basic Guide 125 Troubleshooting Spectrophotometer Trouble Shooting Spectrophotometer Trouble Shooting Acquiring color measurement data t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 126 Troubleshooting Spectrophotometer Trouble Shooting Cause Corrective Action Adjust (High Precision) can be executed. Guide

iPF6400S Basic Guide 127 Troubleshooting Cannot print over a network Cannot print over a network Cannot connect the printer to the network ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 128 Troubleshooting Cannot print over a network Cannot print over a NetWare network Cause Corrective Action The printer's

iPF6400S Basic Guide 129 Troubleshooting Installation problems Installation problems Removing Installed Printer Drivers ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 13 Handling PaperHandling rolls Note • For details on supported sizes and types of rolls, see Paper Sizes or the Paper Ref

iPF6400S Basic Guide 130 Troubleshooting Installation problems 2 In the wizard window, click Delete, and then click Next. 3 Follow the instructions

iPF6400S Basic Guide 131 Troubleshooting Other problems Other problems The printer does not go on ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 132 Troubleshooting Other problems Cause Corrective Action replace the old one. (See "Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 133 Troubleshooting Other problems 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Information, and then press the OK button. 3 A confirmation me

iPF6400S Basic Guide 134 Troubleshooting Other problems 7 Check the message and press the ▶ button. 8 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Yes, and then press th

iPF6400S Basic Guide 135 Error Message Messages regarding paper Error Message Messages regarding paper Paper mismatch ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 136 Error Message Messages regarding paper Cause Corrective Action 1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Change Paper, and then press the O

iPF6400S Basic Guide 137 Error Message Messages regarding paper Cause Corrective Action (When you have attempted to print a test print sheet or

iPF6400S Basic Guide 138 Error Message Messages regarding paper Cause Corrective Action Printing will resume, starting from the page on which the er

iPF6400S Basic Guide 139 Error Message Messages regarding paper Roll printing is selected. Cause Corrective Action You have attempted to print o

iPF6400S Basic Guide 14 Handling PaperHandling rolls 3 With the Roll Holder resting horizontally and the edge of the roll paper facing forward as sho

iPF6400S Basic Guide 140 Error Message Messages regarding paper Roll feed unit error. Cause Corrective Action The Roll Feed Unit is not working. Tur

iPF6400S Basic Guide 141 Error Message Messages regarding paper Paper jam. Cause Corrective Action A paper jam occurred in the printer during pr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 142 Error Message Messages regarding paper Cause Corrective Action 1. Remove the paper and press the OK button. 2. Reload the

iPF6400S Basic Guide 143 Error Message Messages regarding paper End of paper feed. Cause Corrective Action Although an attempt was made to advan

iPF6400S Basic Guide 144 Error Message Messages regarding paper Cause Corrective Action Press ▲ or ▼ and select Stop Printing or press the Stop butt

iPF6400S Basic Guide 145 Error Message Messages regarding ink Messages regarding ink Ink insufficient. ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 146 Error Message Messages regarding ink Cause Corrective Action Ink tank is empty. Cause Corrective Action There is no ink

iPF6400S Basic Guide 147 Error Message Messages regarding ink Do not pull out ink tank. Cause Corrective Action The Ink Tank was removed using a

iPF6400S Basic Guide 148 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Messages regarding printing or adjustment Cannot execute this comman

iPF6400S Basic Guide 149 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Replace with a 16-inch wide or wider roll paper. Cause Correc

iPF6400S Basic Guide 15 Handling PaperHandling rolls Note • The loading method for a printer with a Spectrophotometer Unit (option) is the same

iPF6400S Basic Guide 150 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Please commn calibrt using above paper. Cause Corrective Action It

iPF6400S Basic Guide 151 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Blue platen switch is dirty. Cause Corrective Action The blue S

iPF6400S Basic Guide 152 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Spectrophotometer Unit Calibration white tile error. Cause Correcti

iPF6400S Basic Guide 153 Error Message Messages regarding printing or adjustment Spectrophotometer read error. Cause Corrective Action The Spect

iPF6400S Basic Guide 154 Error Message Messages regarding printheads Messages regarding printheads Cannot adjust printhead. ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 155 Error Message Messages regarding printheads Cause Corrective Action 3. Replace the left printhead with a new one if Pr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 156 Error Message Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge No maintenance cartr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 157 Error Message Messages regarding the hard disk Messages regarding the hard disk Hard disk error. ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 158 Error Message Messages regarding the hard disk Cause Corrective Action (See "Deleting Saved Jobs.")➔User's G

iPF6400S Basic Guide 159 Error Message Other Messages Other Messages GARO Wxxxx (x represents a number) ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 16 Handling PaperHandling rolls Important • Do not force the Roll Holder into the printer with the right and left ends reverse

iPF6400S Basic Guide 160 Error Message Other Messages Prepare for parts replacement. Cause Corrective Action It is almost time to replace consumable

iPF6400S Basic Guide 161 Error Message Error Messages Error Messages Before borderless printing, move the blue platen switch. ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 162 Error Message Error Messages PaprWidth Mismatch ...

163 Index Ａ Adjust Length ... 99 Adjust Printer ...

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iPF6400S Basic Guide 17 Handling PaperHandling rolls Note • For details on types of paper to select, see the Paper Reference Guide. (See "

iPF6400S Basic Guide 18 Handling PaperHandling rolls Note • If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button. 2 Press the OK but

iPF6400S Basic Guide 19 Handling PaperHandling rolls 7 Holding the Roll Holder flange (a), remove the holder from the Roll Holder Slot. Note •

iPF6400S Basic Guide 2 Preface Safety Precautions Preface Safety Precautions Safety Precautions ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 20 Handling PaperHandling rolls 2 Press down on the center (near the blue label) ofthe Up-down Unit to lower the Up-down Unit.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 21 Handling PaperHandling sheets Handling sheets Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 22 Handling PaperHandling sheets Note • For details on types of paper to select, see the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Typ

iPF6400S Basic Guide 23 Handling PaperHandling sheets 3 Load one sheet, printing-side up, in the Top Paper Feed Slot. Insert the paper until it t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 24 Handling PaperHandling sheets Loading Heavyweight Sheets in the Front Paper Feed Slot Important • Always load POP Board in t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 25 Handling PaperHandling sheets 2 After Open top cover. is displayed, open the Top Cover. 3 Set the leading edge of one s

iPF6400S Basic Guide 26 Handling PaperHandling sheets Important • Do not touch the Linear Scale (a) or Carriage Shaft (b). This may stain your hand

iPF6400S Basic Guide 27 Handling PaperHandling sheets 8 Press the OK button. 9 Lift the four Front Tray Guides above the Ejection Guide, store t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 28 Handling PaperHandling sheets 4 Insert one sheet of paper along the guide side ofthe Up-down Unit, making sure it is level.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 29 Handling PaperHandling sheets Important • Do not touch the Linear Scale (a) or Carriage Shaft (b). This may stain your

iPF6400S Basic Guide 3 Preface Safety Precautions Power Supply Warning • Never handle the power cable with wet hands. Doing so may cause electr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 30 Handling PaperHandling sheets 9 Remove the sheet, keeping the front edge level as you pull it out. Important • If POP Boar

iPF6400S Basic Guide 31 Handling PaperHandling sheets Important • If the trailing edge of a sheet is not ejected, pull the sheet out, keeping t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 32 Handling PaperHandling sheets Important • Always remove the sheet before pressing the OK button. If you do not remove the s

iPF6400S Basic Guide 33 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Ink Tanks ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 34 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Precautions when handling ink tanks Take the following precautions when handling ink ta

iPF6400S Basic Guide 35 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Access the menu for Ink Tank replacement 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Contr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 36 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks 2 Press the tip of the Ink Tank Lock Lever of the color for replacement horizontally an

iPF6400S Basic Guide 37 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Installing Ink Tanks 1 Before opening the pouch, gently agitate the Ink Tank seven

iPF6400S Basic Guide 38 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks Important • Ink tanks cannot be installed in the holder if the color or orientation i

iPF6400S Basic Guide 39 Consumables and Maintenance Ink Tanks 6 Close the Ink Tank Cover.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 4 Preface Safety Precautions Moving the Printer Caution • Moving the printer requires at least three people, holding it on bot

iPF6400S Basic Guide 40 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads Printheads Printhead ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 41 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads Caution • For safety, keep the Printhead out of the reach of children. • If ink

iPF6400S Basic Guide 42 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads 4 Press the OK button. The Set./Adj. Menu is displayed. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Main

iPF6400S Basic Guide 43 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads Important • Do not touch the Linear Scale (a) or Carriage Shaft (b). Touching th

iPF6400S Basic Guide 44 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads Note • Dispose of the used Printhead in accordance with local regulations. 6 Holdin

iPF6400S Basic Guide 45 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads Important • The inside surface of the Protective Part (a) and Protective Part (b

iPF6400S Basic Guide 46 Consumables and Maintenance Printheads 11 Close the Top Cover. Ink now fills the system. It takes about nine minutes for ink

iPF6400S Basic Guide 47 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge Maintenance Cartridge Maintenance Cartridge ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 48 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge If a message is displayed requesting Maintenance Cartridge replacement, y

iPF6400S Basic Guide 49 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge Replace the Maintenance Cartridge 1 Open the box of the new Maintenance

iPF6400S Basic Guide 5 Preface Safety Precautions Legal Notices FCC Regulations (U.S.A) Canon Large Format Printer iPF6400S This device complie

iPF6400S Basic Guide 50 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge Note • If the Spectrophotometer Unit is mounted, grasp the blue handles o

iPF6400S Basic Guide 51 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge 5 Expel excess air from the plastic bag as you seal the zipper. Fold th

iPF6400S Basic Guide 52 Consumables and Maintenance Maintenance Cartridge 8 Hold the Ejection Guide on both sides by the near end. Aligning the Eject

iPF6400S Basic Guide 53 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Printer Cleaning Inside the Top Cover ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 54 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 5 Open the Top Cover. 6 If paper dust has accumulated in the Vacuum holes

iPF6400S Basic Guide 55 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer Warning • Never use flammable solvents such as alcohol, benzene, or th

iPF6400S Basic Guide 56 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer Important • Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge or ink tanks during ei

iPF6400S Basic Guide 57 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 2 Unplug the power cord from the outlet. Caution • Always turn off th

iPF6400S Basic Guide 58 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 7 Move the White Calibration Tile Holder in the direction of the arrow and r

iPF6400S Basic Guide 59 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 11 Install the White Calibration Tile Holder on the Up-down Unit as show

iPF6400S Basic Guide 6 Preface Safety Precautions • Other company and product names in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

iPF6400S Basic Guide 60 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 3 If the Up-down Unit is lowered, open the Spectrophotometer Unit Cover and

iPF6400S Basic Guide 61 Consumables and Maintenance Cleaning the Printer 3 If the Up-down Unit is lowered, open the Spectrophotometer Unit Cover

iPF6400S Basic Guide 62 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen Control Panel...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 63 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen f OK button Press this button on the Tab Selection screen to display the menu

iPF6400S Basic Guide 64 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen Menu Operations To view available menus organized on tabs, select a tab on the Ta

iPF6400S Basic Guide 65 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen The scroll bar at right indicates the current position in the overall men

iPF6400S Basic Guide 66 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen 1 Press the ◀ or ▶ button to move to the next field for input. 2 Press the ▲ o

iPF6400S Basic Guide 67 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen Paper Menu The Paper Menu is not displayed during printing. First Level Seco

iPF6400S Basic Guide 68 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen First Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level ▶ Print J

iPF6400S Basic Guide 69 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen First Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level Sixth Leve

iPF6400S Basic Guide 7 Preface Manuals for this printer Manuals for this printer Manuals for this printer ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 70 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen First Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level Sixth Level S

iPF6400S Basic Guide 71 Printer Parts Operations and Display Screen *11:Default setting for the time to enter the power save mode/Sleep mode is r

iPF6400S Basic Guide 72 Printer Parts Printer parts Printer parts Front ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 73 Printer Parts Printer parts j Ink Tank Cover Open this cover to replace an Ink Tank. (See "Ink Tank Cover (Inside).

iPF6400S Basic Guide 74 Printer Parts Printer parts a Carriage Mounts the Printhead, and moves to the left and right. This is an important part for p

iPF6400S Basic Guide 75 Printer Parts Printer parts c Top Paper Feed Slot When loading a sheet, insert it here. d Front Paper Feed Slot (Output

iPF6400S Basic Guide 76 Printer Parts Printer parts Carriage a Printhead Fixer Cover Holds the Printhead in place. Do not open this part except du

iPF6400S Basic Guide 77 Printer Parts Printer parts a Ink Tank Cartridges of ink in various colors. b Ink Tank Lock Lever A lever that locks t

iPF6400S Basic Guide 78 Printer Parts Printer parts Important • Do not block these vents. • Also, avoid setting paper or other light objects nea

iPF6400S Basic Guide 79 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer Preparing to Tr

iPF6400S Basic Guide 8 Preface Manuals for this printer 3 Right-click the printer, and then click Properties(or Printer Properties). 4 Click Main (

iPF6400S Basic Guide 80 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer Note • If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu but

iPF6400S Basic Guide 81 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer Important • Store the ink tanks you removed with the ink holes (a)

iPF6400S Basic Guide 82 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer 2 Open the Top Cover. 3 Pinch the Belt together, insert it between the

iPF6400S Basic Guide 83 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer 4 Close the Top Cover. 5 If any options are attached to the printe

iPF6400S Basic Guide 84 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer Install the printer 1 Install the printer on a table or other flat surfa

iPF6400S Basic Guide 85 Printer Relocation Preparing to Transfer the Printer 5 Press the Power button to turn the printer on. 6 Open the Ink Ta

iPF6400S Basic Guide 86 Software Installation Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) Software Installation Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) I

iPF6400S Basic Guide 87 Software Installation Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) Important • For USB connections, when the dialog box at r

iPF6400S Basic Guide 88 Software Installation Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS) Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS) Installing the Software (

iPF6400S Basic Guide 89 Software Installation Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS) 4 After installation, click Exit.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 9 Preface Manuals for this printer 2 Click the Dock icon in System Preferences. 3 Click Print & Scan (or Print & F

iPF6400S Basic Guide 90 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Convenient Printer Driver Features Print Preview ...

iPF6400S Basic Guide 91 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Configuring Settings in Mac OS 1. In the File menu of the source

iPF6400S Basic Guide 92 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Configuring Settings in Mac OS 1. Access the Page Setup pane. 2. Sel

iPF6400S Basic Guide 93 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Configuring Settings in Mac OS 1. Access the Page Setup pane. 2.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 94 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Configuring Settings in Mac OS 1. Access the Page Setup pane. 2. Cl

iPF6400S Basic Guide 95 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Configuring Settings in Mac OS 1. Access the Page Setup pane. 2.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 96 Software Installation Convenient Printer Driver Features Starting from Digital Photo Professional 1. Start Digital Photo Prof

iPF6400S Basic Guide 97 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead

iPF6400S Basic Guide 98 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead 1 Load paper. • "Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder"➔P.

iPF6400S Basic Guide 99 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the feed amount Adjusting the feed amount Selecting a Feed Amount Adjustme